POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Campbell University
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Post-Doc/Project Manager Position Open for Physics Education Project at Florida International University

General Announcements

ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: FIE 2020 Paper Reviewers Needed
The Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a major international conference focusing on educational innovations and research in engineering and computing education. The conference is organized by ERM, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Education Society. This year, the conference will be held in Uppsala, Sweden! We hope you will consider joining us for FIE 2020.

Additionally, it is almost time for FIE 2020 (https://www.fie2020.org/) paper reviews. Please consider signing up to be a paper reviewer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUsRlELpwQrcAMZ0etCXFsO9HuhQW9412mQEiQJc5e_uDAFA/viewform. The more reviewers we have, the better, so please feel free to pass this along to others who you think would be interested in reviewing for the conference.

Please note, the new full manuscript deadline is April 11th. Reviews will be due the second half of April.

ERM requests volunteers to help review papers for the Best Diversity Paper Award and for the Best PIC IV Paper.

After papers are finalized on April 6th, program chairs will have until April 27th to forward the division’s nomination for the best paper process. The best paper from PIC IV will need to be chosen by May 11. Each PIC Chair (that’s me for PIC IV) will then forward their best paper for consideration of the overall best paper, which will be chosen by May 24th.

If you are interested in reviewing, please contact Beth Cady at Cady, Beth <ECady@nae.edu>.

3. NSF ANNOUNCEMENT: Updated RIEF Solicitation and Due Date

NSF announces an updated RIEF solicitation with a new due date: November 10, 2020 (and the second Tuesday in November annually thereafter). Please see the new solicitation for details (NSF 20-558): https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20558/nsf20558.htm

We are researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) identity development during K12 outreach and education programs. We are seeking participants that currently coordinate such programs through a college or university. If you are interested in participating in the research, please take a short online survey. The survey should take about 5-minutes to complete.

To take the survey, please follow this link:

https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erPH1Hn0bgRE0gR

Based on the survey responses, we will select program coordinators to invite to participate in two elements of this research study: (1) an interview, and (2) contacting university students who participated in your program between 2018 and 2020 on behalf of the research team.

If you have any questions, please contact PI Sabina Schill at sabina.schill@colorado.edu.

5. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2020 WEEF/GEDC Conference: First Call for Papers
We invite you to participate in WEEF-GEDC 2020 and submit an abstract. Guidelines for submission may be found here: https://weefgedc2020.org/submission-of-abstracts/ Key Date: The deadline for submission of abstracts is 20 April 2020. After review of the abstracts, selected submissions will be invited to submit a full paper based on the abstract, which will undergo a second round of peer review. Those that wish to only submit a revised Abstract to the conference may do so. All peer-reviewed full conference papers presented will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore. A selection of conference papers will be given the opportunity to be upgraded for a special edition of the SAIEE Africa Research Journal, which will then be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.

Call for Mini-Symposia is now open. We also invite you to submit proposals for a mini-symposium. A mini-symposium consists of a full 90-minute conference session organised by submitters. We welcome proposals for innovative uses of this time. Guidelines for submission may be found here: https://weefgedc2020.org/submission-of-proposals-for-mini-symposia/ Key Date: The deadline for submission of proposals for mini-symposia is 1 June 2020.

If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@weefgedc2020.org

Position Announcements

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Campbell University
The School of Engineering at Campbell University ( http://www.campbell.edu/engineering/ ) seeks an Engineering Faculty member to fill a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, beginning August 2020 or January 2021.

We offer the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with concentrations in Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineering, utilizing an innovative approach to engineering education to ensure a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals. Campbell proximity to North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park provides numerous opportunities for collaboration with other universities and corporate partners. This position intends to develop and implement sophomore and junior level courses and laboratories, such as circuits, digital logic, linear signal processing, electronic circuits, embedded systems, etc. This scholar has a unique opportunity to provide leadership in building an innovative engineering program and in building the prominence of the new School and the University. Candidates must be committed to undergraduate engineering education; and be dedicated to excellence in undergraduate teaching, mentoring students, and scholarship. S/he should be interested in contributing leadership toward the development of the general engineering program.

For the complete position advertisement or to apply see http://www.campbell.edu/employment/ . Reach out to Dean Jenna Carpenter (carpenter@campbell.edu) with questions or nominations.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Post-Doc/Project Manager Position Open for Physics Education Project at Florida International University
The STEP UP Project (www.stepupphysics.org) is looking to hire a postdoc/project manager at Florida International University. Two research universities (FIU and Texas A&M Commerce) and two national organizations (AAPT and APS) lead the STEP UP project which focuses on mobilizing thousands of high school physics teachers around the country to support and inspire young women in physics. STEP UP resources and materials have been found to significantly improve students’ attitudes towards learning physics (especially women) by disrupting stereotypic cultural narratives and creating communal classroom spaces. Anyone who is interested can apply to the listing below (please make sure to mention the STEP UP project in your materials). Applications will be considered immediately as they are received.